1839
oil
canvas
From the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum
Dominant colour
Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino is a 1839 oil by Joseph Mallord William Turner, held at J. Paul Getty Museum.
Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino is a landscape by J.M.W. Turner. It was completed in 1839. The painting has an interesting history. It was in the possession of the family of the 5th Earl of Rosebery since 1878, until it came to auction in 2010. To learn more about the artist's use of light and color, look up the technique of glazing.
Joseph Mallord William Turner was born in 1775 at Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, where his father kept a barber and wig-making shop.
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